DBasia.news – Barcelona is reportedly still trying to offer Philippe Coutinho to Serie A giants, Juventus. Barca hopes Juventus are interested in bringing in the former Liverpool player.
Philippe Coutinho returns to Barcelona after his loan spell at Bayern Munich ended last season. Bayern decided not to redeem Coutinho.
Returning to Barca did not give Philippe Coutinho the chance to perform as he wanted. The new coach, Ronald Koeman, only made Coutinho a coating player.
So far, Coutinho has only appeared in eight matches in various competitions. He packed two goals plus two assists.
Barca, who did not want to waste Philippe Coutinho, wanted to cash in on the player. Barca is aware that the current conditions will actually erode the 28-year-old player’s selling price.
According to Calciomercato, Barcelona tried to offer Philippe Coutinho to Juventus. Barca took advantage of the good relationship that existed in the last transfer market.
Barcelona and Juve agreed on the transfer operation for Miralem Pjanic and Arthur. The exchange of players presents advantages to both teams regarding Capital Gain.
In fact, Barcelona had offered Philippe Coutinho to Juve last summer. However, La Vecchia Signora was not interested.
So, what is the current situation? It is estimated that Juventus still has no intention of obtaining Coutinho’s services. The Bianconeri assessed that Coutinho would add to the burden of spending on a team who was saving up.
In addition, from a technical point of view, Andrea Pirlo prefers to trust Dejan Kulusevski who is performing well. That way, it is predicted that Coutinho will only be a backup at Juventus.